Maui sews up final state tourney berth

Maui defeated Baldwin 29-20 on Friday night to clinch the MIL title and return to the state Division I tournament. The Sabers travel to the Big Island to play No. 9 Hilo on Nov. 9. In photo, Maui's Naia Nakamoto ran in a state tournament loss to Hilo in 2017. Ron Paul / Special to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Maui defeated Baldwin 29-20 at War Memorial Stadium on Friday night to capture the MIL Division I championship.

The teams had split two previous games this season. The Sabers (5-5) won in the first round and the Bears (3-7) triumphed in the second round, leading to Friday’s title game.

The Sabers also wrapped up the state’s final state berth. They play No. 9 Hilo at Keaau on Friday in the Division I semifinals.

No. 5 Campbell took hold of the only other state berth still available going into Friday. The Sabers from Ewa Beach defeated Farrington 42-26 in the OIA Open third-place game at Aloha Stadium and move on to play Mililani on Nov. 17 in the state Open semifinals.

The full state tournament schedule follows.

Also below is a list of Hawaii teams with a state berth and all Hawaii teams eliminated from the postseason as well as the latest BIIF, MIL and KIF standings.

*-On the field, St. Francis finished 8-0 in ILH Division II, but forfeited eight wins due to an ineligible player. Pac-Five took over the state berth after going 3-5 and finishing 4-4 after the forfeit win over St. Francis.
Updated: Nov. 16

BIIF

DIVISION I

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

crz-Hilo

7-0

210

36

9-1

284

125

c-Kealakehe

5-2

238

151

6-4

282

238

Waiakea

3-4

103

211

3-4

103

211

Keaau

2-5

109

185

2-5

109

185

DIVISION II

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

cz-Kamehameha-Hawaii

5-2

234

108

6-3

288

158

cr-Konawaena

5-2

190

69

5-4

228

150

Honokaa

1-6

54

196

2-6

74

210

Hawaii Prep

0-7

48

262

1-7

68

281

KIF

DIVISION II

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

z-Kapaa

5-1

194

40

6-2

241

70

Kauai

4-2

79

52

6-2

147

72

Waimea

0-6

35

216

1-8

84

250

MIL

DIVISION I

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

xz-Maui

4-4

194

168

5-6

261

255

y-Baldwin

3-5

172

270

3-7

247

373

DIVISION II

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

xyz-Lahainaluna

8-0

264

13

9-0

343

29

Kamehameha-Maui

5-3

229

198

6-3

279

216

King Kekaulike

0-8

109

358

0-10

142

419

BIIF 8-Man

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

rcz-Ka'u

4-0

166

54

6-0

268

124

c-Pahoa

2-2

114

84

3-4

184

144

c-Kohala

0-4

26

168

0-5

32

202

MIL 8-MAN

Team

Conf.

PF

PA

Overall

PF

PA

d-Lanai

5-1

322

156

5-2

364

218

d-Molokai

5-1

167

119

6-1

201

127

Hana

2-4

103

180

2-4

103

180

Seabury Hall

0-6

98

255

0-6

98

255

d - co-champions

x-clinched first-round title

y-clinched second-round title

c-clinched playoff spot

r-clinched regular-season title

z-clinched overall title

COMMENTS

Mk
November 3, 2018 6:23 pm

To bad Iolani an Waipahu have to play each other in the first round, probably the best 2 teams in that division .

Choloropicrin
November 3, 2018 6:41 pm

Lahainaluna would give both Iolani and Waipahu a good game. They should be in D1 imo.

Wainakea
November 4, 2018 8:59 pm

@Choloropicrin

I guess they’re scared to jump because they always used to lose against Iolani in the championship. Until last year that is. They haven’t been as dominant in the MIL until like 4 years ago, and it’s only the last 3 years Baldwin has looked so bad. With their enrollment, they really have no incentive to move up. BIIF has 2(3) classifications as well but it’s almost just for more state berths as you would guess.

Wainakea
November 4, 2018 9:14 pm

Also, Waipahu is the second biggest high school in the state behind Campbell but yet they’re in D-I. They have more than double Hilo’s enrollment. The only other school that comes close in D-I is Maui with aprrox. 2000. If they win it all this year, I think it’s time for them to move up to Open.

Technically all BIIF schools can declare for D2 under the current rule. Hilo and Kealakehe have smaller enrollment numbers than Pearl City and McKinley, and about the same as Roosevelt (so props to Kaimuki for sticking around with them). Obviously they won’t do it because that’s one less state berth for the league. This is reason why Division I feels so irrelevant right now. Same goes for ILH D-I and D-II (personally by virtue of enrollment Iolani should be in the Open).

Watson C
November 5, 2018 1:52 am

Choloropicrin
You and several others are so demanded that Lahaina should be in D1. Try go to their faces and make them go up because judging by them they be staying in D2 for a while……

The Rim
November 5, 2018 4:04 am

I believe Lahainaluna is a DI caliber football team and have been one for some time now. I don’t know if they’ll be every year moving forward but this year for sure. Unlike other posters, I’m not upset that they stayed in DII, I just wished they would challenge themselves.

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